Madama Butterfly

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Madame Butterfly
Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Librettists
Luigi Illica

and

Giuseppe Giacosa
Based On

the works of John Luther Long and David Belasco

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1998-1999
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Emmanuel Villaume
Production
Ron Daniels
Designer
Michael Yeargan
Lighting Designer
Stephen Strawbridge
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Musical Preparation
Susanna Lemberskaya
Adelle Eslinger
Bryndon Hassman
Peter Grunberg
Ernest Fredric Knell
Supertitles
Jerry Sherk
Francesca Zambello
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Brad Dalton
Kristine McIntyre
Stage Manager(s)
Jerry Sherk

Cast

Trouble, Cio-Cio-San's child, now an adult
Richard Paton
Lt. B. F. Pinkerton
Luis Lima
James Cornelison(1/10,13,15,17)
Goro
Dennis Petersen
Jon Kolber(1/10,13,15,17)
Cook
Colby Roberts
Gardener
Frederick Winthrop
Suzuki
Zheng Cao
Wendy White(1/10,13,15,17)
Sharpless
David Okerlund
Grant Youngblood(1/10,13,15,17)
Cio-Cio-San, Madama Butterfly
Sylvie Valayre
Isabelle Kabatu(1/10,13,15,17)
Imperial Commissioner
David Kekuewa
Jere Torkelsen(1/10,13,15,17)
Official Registrar
William Pickersgill
Frederick Matthews(1/10,13,15,17)
The Bonze
Philip Skinner
Prince Yamadori
Alfredo Daza
Armando Gama(1/10,13,15,17)
Trouble, Cio-Cio-San's Child
Valerie Zhao
Brian Pang(1/10,13,15,17)
Kate Pinkerton
Karen Fergurson

Show Dates

Time and Place

Early 20th century Nagasaki

Scenes

Act I -- A house and garden overlooking the Bay of Nagasaki
INTERMISSION
Act II -- The same, three years later

Media

Sponsors

The performance of January 9th is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche

The performance of January 10th is sponsored by Peet's Coffee and Tea

The performance of January 10th is designated in honor of Mrs. Stanley Pearson in recognition of her gift to the Opera

The performance of January 12th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Angus A. MacNaughton's membership in the Triple Platinum Circle

The performance of January 12th is designated in honor of Janet and Jeffery W. Meyer's membership in the Triple Platinum Circle

The performance of January 12th is designated in honor of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund and its membership in the Triple Diamond Circle

The performance of January 12th is designated in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield's membership in the Triple Diamond Circle

The performance of January 14th is sponsored by Wells Fargo

Acknowledgements

This production is generously sponsored, in part, by Fred and Peggy Furth and Wells Fargo

Notes

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios
Costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

SUPERNUMERARIES

Servants, porters
Bob Ericson
Sherman Lee
Don Lipp
Paul Newman
Michael Peredo
Oliver Pollard

Kuroko Group*
Trey Alonso
Amanda Dieck
Kevin Gee
Nancy Huie
Lisa Lorea
Kimperly Thompson
Dan Wilson

*Kabuki term for black-clad assistants